Author Archives: Bob Lee

Beat Recommends – The Deadbeats, Saccharine Trust, Egrets on Ergot This Saturday

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bob Lee

This Saturday, prepare for a rare local sighting of the lovably off-kilter Deadbeats, presently in action mode to promote their newly released/ seventeen years in the making double album 666-1313 (see our interview with Scott Guerin in which we discuss … Continue reading →

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CD Review: Bob Dylan – The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert (Legacy)

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Bob Lee

Bob Dylan – The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert (Legacy 2-CD) Bob Dylan was on one hell of a roll during his 1966 tour, his first with an electric band backing him. It’s the period right in between Highway … Continue reading →

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Tickets On Sale Friday 12/9 for We Rock With Standing Rock

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Bob Lee

Tickets go on sale this Friday for “We Rock With Standing Rock”, a benefit concert in support of the water protectors at Standing Rock, to be held at the Henry Fonda Theater on Sunday, December 18. Here’s the line-up announced … Continue reading →

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BD Review: The T.A.M.I. Show/ The Big T.N.T. Show

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Bob Lee

There’s no more natural double feature in the history of concert films than the pairing of these two beauties from 1964-65. The T.A.M.I. Show and The Big T.N.T. Show both follow the same format – get a huge number of … Continue reading →

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Legacy Records’ Retro CD Roundup – Pink Floyd, Adam & The Ants, Miles Davis, Van Morrison

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Bob Lee

Pink Floyd – The Early Years 1967-1972: Cre/ation 2-CD (Pink Floyd Records/ Columbia) This is a compact, consumer-friendly compilation culled from Pink Floyd’s The Early Years 1965-72 boxed set, 27 discs of mostly previously unreleased audio and video. It’s one … Continue reading →

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LA Beat Interview – Scott Guerin of the Deadbeats Chats Us Up On 666-1313

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Bob Lee

It’s 2016, and despite the intervening years, many of the bands that burst out of LA in and around 1977 are still making music. Some are better than others, many are still quite good. But almost none of them feel … Continue reading →

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Keith Morris Talks “My Damage”

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Bob Lee

Keith Morris and Chuck Dukowski at FLAG’s maiden show. Photo by Bob Lee. In the months since its release, Keith Morris’ My Damage, written with Jim Ruland, has emerged as one of the most important, and most hilariously quotable, books … Continue reading →

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Live Review – Sergio Mendes at Hollywood Bowl

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Bob Lee

Brazilian band leader and keyboardist Sergio Mendes has been a regular visitor to the Hollywood Bowl, undoubtedly because he’s the perfect addition to any summer lineup you could possibly conceive. Those haunting and lovely compositions by A.C. Jobim, Baden Powell, … Continue reading →

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Beat Recommends: 50 Years of Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66 at Hollywood Bowl

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Bob Lee

Youtube comments don’t lie: you gotta love the guy on the Pringles can. It’s been a scorching hot summer so far, and the urge to sit back and hear to the sounds of Brazil performed by a master, with a … Continue reading →

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Beat Recommends: Deadbeats Record Release Party This Sunday

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Bob Lee

This Sunday, July 31, Part Time Punks are bringing one of the most beautifully perverse musical acts in LA punk history to the stage. Widely regarded as the most musically competent of the city’s first wave of punk bands, the … Continue reading →

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